India, Sept. 30 -- The Meghalaya cabinet on Tuesday approved a financial package of about Rs.50 crore to support the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) in clearing salary arrears and ensuring timely payment of wages to its employees, while also taking a string of other key decisions ranging from settling a century-old land dispute in Sohra to introducing paperless governance through an e-Cabinet system.

Chief minister Conrad K Sangma told reporters after chairing the cabinet meeting that the state government would release Rs.24-25 crore from the GHADC's own share of taxes, along with an advance of another Rs.25 crore, to enable the council to cover nearly 12 months of salary backlog and resume regular disbursement of pay from...